After recruiting to everyone's surprise Tom Pidcock, la formation ProTeam, Q36.5, doesn't seem satisfied. Indeed, she would have in her sights a certain Elia VivianiItalian sprinter multiple stage winner in Grand Tour (9). Elia Viviani is no longer very young (35 years old) and his best years seem behind him but he could be a good fit for training Q36.5 still. According to Daniel Bensonthe two parties are said to be in contact but no agreement has been reached.
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An eighth recruit for Q36.5?
“It's not finalized yet, but Elia Viviani's search for a new contract could soon end. The Italian is being linked with a move to Q36.5 Pro Cycling. We understand there is no still agreed between the parties, but that discussions could be finalized in the coming days”écrit Daniel Benson on its website.
If the five-time stage winner on the Giro had just signed with the training Q36.5 Pro Cyclingit would be the eighth recruit of the winter. In addition to Tom Pidcock, Milan Vader, Harm Vanhoucke, Sjoerd BaxEmīls Liepiņš , In Enekoitz Azpar et David Gonzalez have signed up with the Swiss team.